Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Thailand, 1978

Thailand
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.62
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Thailand was 3.62 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,202,245 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.62
Births
1,202,245
Births per 1,000 people
27.5
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.3
Population
43,788,976
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.30.0%709
15-1955.37.6%134,950
20-24189.526.2%394,795
25-29179.424.8%308,944
30-34128.617.8%172,029
35-3996.513.3%114,334
40-4458.08.0%62,314
45-4915.42.1%13,460
50-541.00.1%710